Exercising device



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EXERCISING DEVICE Filed Feb. 24, 1925 Patented Mar 16, 1926.

unirse srarss PHILIP L. Harms, 0E CLEVELAND, OHIO.

EXEEcrsING DEVICE.

Application filed February 24, 1925. Serial No. 11,218.

To f/,ZZ 1072 om t may concern Be it known that I. IDI-Unir L. Hants, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county ot Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Exercising Den vices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in exercising devices having for its primary obliect to provide an exerciser wherein the re-A sistance ordinarily provided by weights, springs etc., is replaced bv the muscles of the user, the result being that the resistance is automatically and naturally varied to suit the user. Through this arrangement, danger of over strain and the many faults existing in the usual devices are eliminated.

Another object is to provide a ydevice of this character wherein the structure is extremely simple and unusually effective in performing its functions.

Other objects will be hereinafter apparent.

In order that the invention and its mode of operationmay be readily understood by persons skilled in the art. I have in the accompanying illustrative drawings, and in the following detailed description based thereon set out one possible embodiment of the same.

Figure 1 is an elevation partially in section of my exercising device;

Figure 2 is V'a top plan view thereof; and

Figure 3 is a central vertical transverse sectional view on line 8-3 of Fig. 1.

Having more particular reference to the drawings tliroughout which similar characters of reference designate like parts, .this improved exerciser may be broadly stated as comprising a pair of levers pivotally conn nected at their medial point and diverging from said point. The ends of these levers mayif preferred carry weights. The user grips the levers and alternately closes and opens the portion at each side of the'pivot, the resistance to this action being provided by the users muscles. Through pivotally connecting these levers, I provide a pair .of lhand pieces or grips at each side of the pivot and so arrange them that a user may alternately open and close them. Obviously the user would irst grip both pairs of spaced hand pieces and through exerting pressure upon both in an attempt to close them simultaneously, will exercise the muscles of the hands and forearm. It is apparent that these hand pieces cannot'be closed simultaneously, so the user slightly decreases the pressure upon one side to allow closing of the pieces on the other sidev of the pivot. This action allows the user tovary the pressure or resistance which one vhand must overcome iny order to close one pair of hand pieces. ordinarilyv provided by weights, springs ctc., is now entirely within the control of the user and the danger of over-straining is eliminated, this tension or resistance being naturally and automatically varied by the user.

In the structure illustrated I employ a pair of complementary levers 20 and 21, each being angular and provided with a notch 22V designed to seat a pivot pin 23. These pivot pins 23 are preferably screw threaded atV one end for engagement in threaded sockets or the like formed in a block 24, this block being in the form of a colla-r encirclingrthe medial portions of the y levers and being of suiicient weight to assist in exercising the users muscles.

This exercising device may be used in somewhat the same manner as the wand is used in drill or setting up exercises and through including the alternate gripping of the levers and varying the tension as heretofore stated, a highly eliicient device is created. Obviously through this manner of using the device, the shoulder and body muscles may be steadily and safely developed.

I claim: Y

l. An exercising device comprising a pair of complementary angular levers3 said levers having a pair of tranen/creer notches at their medial point Vupon relatively remote sides, a body member, and pivot. pins arranged in said notches and having their ends mounted on said body.

2. An exercising device comprising a pair of complementary angular levers, said levers having a pair of transverse notches at their medial point upon relatively remote sides, a weighted collar encircling said medial point ofthe levers, and a pair of pivot pins Consequently, the degree of tension i seated in Said notches and having their ends mounted in said collar.

3. An exercising device eon'iprisin` a pair of angular levers pivotally Connected at JLheir medial pointv` and a Weighted collar surrounding the levers at Said medial point, A

4f. An exercising` device comprising a pair PHILIP L. HAIILIS` or' angular levers arranged lo have Corresponding ends alternately moved toward and from one anofher, and a Weight ar- 10 ranged at the medial point of seid levers.

InteStin-lony whereof, I alix my signature. 

